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{{Creature Infobox | {{Creature Infobox | ||
|name | |name = Mosquitofish | ||
|number | |number = 006 | ||
|image | |image = Mosquitofish Icon.png | ||
Mosquitofish | |category = Aquatic Creatures | ||
|group = Fish of All Seasons | |||
|type = Freshwater Fish | |||
|type = | |quality = Common | ||
|description = People want the mosquitofish to take out as many mosquitoes as possible, but it still insists on snacking on things it shouldn't. | |description = People want the mosquitofish to take out as many mosquitoes as possible, but it still insists on snacking on things it shouldn't. | ||
|min_size = | |min_size = 1.50 | ||
|max_size = | |max_size = 2.50 | ||
|habitat = River | |habitat = River | ||
|distribution = All Regions | |distribution = All Regions | ||
|season = Year-Round | |||
|time = All Day | |time = All Day | ||
|weather = Any Weather | |||
|sell1 = 15 | |||
|sell2 = 16 | |||
|sell3 = 19 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mosquitofish''' is an [[Fish]] [[Creature]] in ''[[Petit Planet]] | {{Quote|What a catch! My first {{Color|catch|Mosquitofish}}! It doesn't just eat mosquitoes.}} | ||
'''Mosquitofish''' is an [[Fish]] [[Creature]] in ''[[Petit Planet]]''. | |||
==Omnipedia== | ==Omnipedia== | ||
After discovering that mosquitofish prey on mosquito larvae, the species was introduced to rivers and lakes as a biological control for mosquitoes. | {{Omnipedia Entry | ||
|location = Coolwater Zone | |||
|sname = Gambusia affinis | |||
|text = After discovering that mosquitofish prey on mosquito larvae, the species was introduced to rivers and lakes as a biological control for mosquitoes. | |||
However, researchers soon discovered that mosquitofish also prey on frog tadpoles and other fish eggs, causing ecological damage. | |||
What was meant to solve a mosquito problem inadvertently created a new "fish problem." A classic case of a solution backfiring. | |||
}} | |||
==Other Languages== | ==Other Languages== | ||
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==Navigation== | ==Navigation== | ||
{{Creature Navbox| | {{Creature by Collection Navbox|Fish of All Seasons}} | ||
{{Creature Navbox|Aquatic Creatures}} | |||